diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/charts/timeseries_chart.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/charts/timeseries_chart.tsx
index afc8951f121e..2c71e75994a4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/charts/timeseries_chart.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/charts/timeseries_chart.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export function TimeseriesChart({
           }}
           onPointerUpdate={setPointerEvent}
           externalPointerEvents={{
-            tooltip: { visible: true, placement: Placement.Bottom },
+            tooltip: { visible: true, placement: Placement.Right },
           }}
           showLegend
           showLegendExtra